usage and meaning of the verb “occur”
Does the following sentence make sense?
"We updated the video of the incident occurred on Thursday."
Shouldn't it be "We updated the video of the incident which occurred on Thursday?"
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Fujibei
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Does the following sentence make sense?
"We updated the video of the incident occurred on Thursday."
Shouldn't it be "We updated the video of the incident which occurred on Thursday?"
grammar
asked 19 hours ago
Fujibei
87072126
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Does the following sentence make sense?
"We updated the video of the incident occurred on Thursday."
Shouldn't it be "We updated the video of the incident which occurred on Thursday?"
grammar
asked 19 hours ago
Fujibei
87072126
Does the following sentence make sense?
"We updated the video of the incident occurred on Thursday."
Shouldn't it be "We updated the video of the incident which occurred on Thursday?"
grammar
grammar
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Fujibei
87072126
asked 19 hours ago
Fujibei
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Yes. The sentence is incorrect as it stands. There are two ways of correcting it: With the removal of the word 'of' and insertion of a period, forming two complete sentences, or with an (optional) comma and inserting the word 'which':
We updated the video. The incident occurred on Thursday.
We updated the video of the incident, which occurred on Thursday.
As it stands, the sentence seems to mix the two approaches, and is structurally ambiguous. It reminds me of a garden path sentence, but garden path sentences are grammatically correct.
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Yes. The sentence is incorrect as it stands. There are two ways of correcting it: With the removal of the word 'of' and insertion of a period, forming two complete sentences, or with an (optional) comma and inserting the word 'which':
We updated the video. The incident occurred on Thursday.
We updated the video of the incident, which occurred on Thursday.
As it stands, the sentence seems to mix the two approaches, and is structurally ambiguous. It reminds me of a garden path sentence, but garden path sentences are grammatically correct.
answered 14 hours ago
Adam White
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Yes. The sentence is incorrect as it stands. There are two ways of correcting it: With the removal of the word 'of' and insertion of a period, forming two complete sentences, or with an (optional) comma and inserting the word 'which':
We updated the video. The incident occurred on Thursday.
We updated the video of the incident, which occurred on Thursday.
As it stands, the sentence seems to mix the two approaches, and is structurally ambiguous. It reminds me of a garden path sentence, but garden path sentences are grammatically correct.
answered 14 hours ago
Adam White
1195
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Yes. The sentence is incorrect as it stands. There are two ways of correcting it: With the removal of the word 'of' and insertion of a period, forming two complete sentences, or with an (optional) comma and inserting the word 'which':
We updated the video. The incident occurred on Thursday.
We updated the video of the incident, which occurred on Thursday.
As it stands, the sentence seems to mix the two approaches, and is structurally ambiguous. It reminds me of a garden path sentence, but garden path sentences are grammatically correct.
answered 14 hours ago
Adam White
1195
Yes. The sentence is incorrect as it stands. There are two ways of correcting it: With the removal of the word 'of' and insertion of a period, forming two complete sentences, or with an (optional) comma and inserting the word 'which':
We updated the video. The incident occurred on Thursday.
We updated the video of the incident, which occurred on Thursday.
As it stands, the sentence seems to mix the two approaches, and is structurally ambiguous. It reminds me of a garden path sentence, but garden path sentences are grammatically correct.
answered 14 hours ago
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